The director explains how he bet big on destroying Las Vegas in his bloody zombie epic.

The specifics of it became quite fun."

“He’s an amazing stunt performer and actor,” says the director.

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“He’s been in every film I’ve done.”

The setting allowed for all kinds of zombies, from undead showgirls to a reanimated Elvis impersonator.

“We have high-roller zombies, pilot zombies, dealers, chefs,” says Snyder.

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“All things Vegas in zombie form.”

“Dave is an amazing actor and an incredible stunt performer,” says Snyder.

“I like to push actors to their limits a little bit.

He rose to it and seemed to really enjoy the vanquishing of said zombies.”

And that’s kind of the musical journey of that song as well."